Notorious African Warlords
20,324Notorious African warlords! Responsible for countless crises & conflicts, these leaders of Africa & their soldiers have commit horrendous violent crimes to their country's citizens.
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4: Idi Amin
In the 1970’s, Idi Amin Dada was the military dictator and self-proclaimed president of Uganda. He was renowned for his larger than life ego as he gave himself many titles that ultimately added up to His Excellency, President for Life Field Marshall Al Hadj Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of all the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. Before rising to power, Idi Amin served with the King’s African Rifles division of the British colonial army, which he joined in 1946 as an assistant cook. He quickly moved through the ranks. Only two Ugandans had ever been commissioned officers in the British colonial army and Idi Amin was one of them with the rank of lieutenant, received in 1961. After Uganda declared its independence from the UK, in 1962, he was promoted to captain and the following year to major. During his time in the military, Idi Amin gained popularity through his athletic prowess. Standing at 6 feet and 4 inches, with a powerful build, he was a champion swimmer and Uganda’s light heavyweight
Number 3: Charles Taylor
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor was the President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003. After earning a degree in the US he returned to Liberia and worked for then President Samuel Odoe. In 1983 Taylor was let go from his position as Director General of the General Services Agency under charges of embezzling 1 million dollars. He eventually fled to the US where he was arrested. Taylor was held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility and faced deportation back to Liberia where he would be trialed. On September 15, 1985, with the help of four other inmates, Taylor escaped from prison. The men sawed through the bars of their dormitory window and then lowered themselves 20 feet on knotted bed sheets. His accomplices were captured but Taylor managed to return to Africa. He arrived in Libya where he started receiving guerilla training from Muammar al-Qaddafi, subsequently becoming his protégé. Funded by Qaddafi, Taylor formed an army and led a coup against Samuel Odoe in an attempt to overtake Liberia. Following the success the coup, the country became fragmented. The ensuing civil war turned into an ethnic conflict as several factions battled over control of Liberian resources
Number 2: Muammar al-Qaddafi
At the time of Muammar al-Qaddafi’s birth on June 7, 1942, Libya was an Italian colony. His family lived in Sirte, a village in the Lybian dessert and he was raised in a Bedouin tent. In 1951, under King Idris, Lybia became an independent state. After graduating from a military college in Benghazi and rising through the ranks, Qaddafi founded the Central Committee of the Free Officers Movement. This was a revolutionary group that planned on overthrowing the monarchy. While King Idris was traveling abroad in 1969, Qaddafi and his Free Officers commenced ‘Operation Jerusalem’ and took control of police stations, airports and government offices in Benghazi and Tripoli. King Idris was overthrown on September 1
1: Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Bokassa came from a reputable family. His father was chief of the Mbaka tribe in the Oubangui-Chari French colony. After his father’s sudden death in 1927 and his mother’s suicide a few months later, he was left in the care of Franciscan missionaries. He was six years old. Jean-Bedel Bokassa began his military career in World War II fighting for the French colonial army. He took part in Operation Dragoon in 1944, when the allied forces landed in Provence and later continued fighting for the French in Algeria and Indochina. After the World War, he continued to serve under the French and fought in Indochina and Algeria. Bokassa received awards and distinctions including a membership in the Legon d’Honneur and the Croix de guerre. He was promoted to captain in 1961. During Bokassa’s service, Oubangui-Chari became the Central African Republic under President David Dacko, after declaring its independence from France on August 13, 1960. The country was rich in resources including diamonds and uranium, which the French sought to regain control of. Dacko wanted to ensure that the people of the Central African Republic would be the first to benefit from the country’s natural riches. Bokassa
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